Mommie Dearest

Based On the book by Christina Crawford

Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical psychological drama film directed by Frank Perry and starring Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, and Diana Scarwid, with supporting performances from Rutanya Alda, Jocelyn Brando and Xander Berkeley in his feature film debut. Adapted from Christina Crawford's 1978 autobiography of the same name, the film follows her and her brother Christopher's upbringing by their adoptive mother Joan Crawford depicting her as abusive, controlling, and manipulative, constantly prioritizing her Hollywood career over her family. The executive producers were Christina's husband, David Koontz, and Terry O'Neill, Dunaway's then-boyfriend and soon-to-be husband. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures, the only one of the Big Eight film studios for which Crawford had never appeared in a feature film.

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Release date:

September 18, 1981

Director:

Frank Perry

Cast:

Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest

Genre:

Drama, Biographical

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1981 in adaptations